カテゴリー: Coronavirus outbreak
After the coronavirus outbreak, life is returning to normal here. Other countries face a much longer waitCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen China shut down its economy at the end of January to try to control the coronaviru…
Governments ban entry to foreigners and announce quarantine measures as Donald Trump says keeping US deaths to 100,000 would be ‘very good’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan and South Korea are poised to tighten restricti…
Canadian Bruce Aylward, who visited Wuhan in February, appeared to hang up or be cut off when pressed on Taipei’s record Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA senior advisor at the World Health Organization (WHO) appeared to han…
Since going live over the weekend, the site has crashed at least once due to complaints over people playing rugby or frisbee and holding partiesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSo many New Zealanders have reported their neigh…
Thousands of nurses expected to stop work this week over concerns about lack of personal protective equipmentFour thousand nurses are expected to participate in strikes across Papua New Guinea this week over concerns that the Pacific nation lacks the m…
US expert Dr Anthony Fauci says US could see 200,000 dead; Moscow announces lockdown of 12m people; Syria records first death. Follow the latest updatesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSpain’s daily death toll rises again while Italy expects peak in a we…
Without adequate healthcare and unable to deliver basic needs, India now faces twin catastrophes of coronavirus and starvationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe world’s second-most crowded city is trying to stay home, but i…
Government addresses concerns that distressed Australian assets could be vulnerable amid the economic falloutSign up for Coronavirus: Australia at a glance, our daily email newsletterCoronavirus Australia maps and cases: live numbers and statisticsAll …
What are the symptoms caused by the Covid-19 virus, how does it spread, and should you call a doctor?Find all our coronavirus coverage hereCoronavirus – latest updatesIt is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered be…
Mike Pompeo labelling the virus ‘Chinese’ has added to lack of international cooperationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen the UN security council and the G7 group sought to agree a global response to the coronavirus pande…
Fears rise that Beijing is stoking mistrust of foreigners as part of an attempt to rebuild a reputation tarnished by the coronavirus crisisOver the past few weeks, as Chinese health officials reported new “imported” coronavirus cases almost every day, …
Some nations have managed to maintain surprisingly low death rates – even without imposing draconian measures on peopleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHarrowing images of emergency workers struggling to cope with the onslaug…
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut halt non-essential travel; global deaths pass 30,000 with one-third in ItalyCoronavirus latest: at a glanceBoris Johnson to warn UK: tougher lockdown may be necessaryUK coronavirus updates – liveAustralia restricts …
Latest in flurry of launches draws particular criticism amid coronavirus pandemicNorth Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches tha…
Victim in South Island had other health conditions and had been admitted to hospital with suspected influenza, reports sayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has reported its first coronavirus-related death, a woman …